Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

	MetS Group (n = 420)	Control group (n = 406)	Significance (P)
Age (year)	51 ± 9.4 years	49 ± 11.2 years	0.071
Gender (n)
Males	180	190	0.51
Females	240	216
Smoking (n)	169	190	0.321
Alcohol (n)	148	153	0.256
Systolic BP (mmhg)	140.8 ± 5.4	121.3 ± 3.1	0.001
Diastolic BP (mmhg)	90.7 ± 8.5	84 ± 5.73	0.001
Waist circumference (cms)	100.1 ± 5.72	84.2 ± 6.91	0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	225.9 ± 26.7	191.4 ± 31.2	0.012
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	40.2 ± 8.9	46.5 ± 5.76	0.031
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	135.9 ± 21.5	109.3 ± 18.6	0.028
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	174.7 ± 58.9	121.6 ± 67.2	0.0001
Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dl)	109.8 ± 12.8	98.5 ± 9.87	0.031
FT4 (ng/dl)	1.12 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.6	0.041
TSH (μIU/ml)	6.1 ± 4.21	5.3 ± 4.89	0.023
HsCRP (mg/l)	2.8 ± 1.9	0.9 ± 1.23	0.001